Dany Chamoun

Dany Chamoun (26 August 1934-21 October 1990) was the commander of the Tigers Militia during the Lebanese Civil War and a member of the Chamoun family of Lebanon.

Biography
Dany Chamoun was born on 26 August 1934 in Deir el-Qamar, Lebanon, the son of Camille Chamoun and the brother of Dory Chamoun. He studied civil engineering in England, and in January 1976 he became the Secretary of Defense of the National Liberal Party of Lebanon, leading its Tigers Militia military wing. Chamounw as an aggressive warlord, fighting against the Syrian Arab Army, Israel Defense Forces, and the Kataeb Party. On 7 July 1980, his forces were massacred by the Christian Phalange militia, and he went into self-exile in Muslim West Beirut. In 1988, he became President of the Lebanese Front and wanted to run for President of Lebanon, but Syria vetoed his nomination. On 21 October 1990, Chamoun was killed at his home with his German wife and his children, with Elie Hobeika and Samir Geagea being accused of ordering his assassination.